Give the Gift of the Past: “Fairfax Stories 1607-2007”

Looking for a last-minute gift idea? Give the gift of the past with
“Fairfax County Stories 1607-2007.”

This historical anthology is available for $10 in paperback or $25 in
hardback. It can be bought in-person or by phone through the county’s
Maps and Publications Center, Suite 156, Fairfax County Government
Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, 703-324-2974, TTY 711.
Shipping and handling will be charged for books delivered by mail.

The book covers 400 years of the county’s fascinating characters,
stories, pictures and history — including everything from spies to ghosts
to politics.

Inside its 260 pages, readers can learn about a suspected confederate
spy; a ghost at Keene Mill School; the migration of Filipino Americans;
homeland security Cold War style; and more. Excerpts can be read at
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/va2007.

“Fairfax County Stories” was published by the Fairfax County Virginia
2007 Community Citizen Planning Committee. The group initiated this
project to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

For more information about “Fairfax Stories” or Fairfax County’s 2007
program, contact the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711,
or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/va2007.

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of
disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request
this information in an alternate format, call the Office of Public
Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.